How to use it
Add up to 1 tube to 4 oz of your favorite base cream.
Quick Tips
Due to the varying solubilities of the ingredients in this mixture, we recommend adding to a base cream to minimize any feelings of graininess. Store in a cool, dark location. People suffering from skin conditions such as psoriasis, should avoid this active. Please consult your doctor with any questions.
Ingredients
Products with this ingredient:
Antioxidant Day Cream, Gentle Cream Cleanser, Zit Ender
INCI:
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Pectin, Galactoarabinan, Beta Glucan (Yeast), Fucoidan, Beta Glucan (Oat), Opuntia Ficus Indica (Prickly Pear) Extract.
Research
Faury G, Ruszova E, Molinari J, Mariko B, Raveaud S, Velebny V, Robert L. (2008) The alpha-1-rhamnose recognizing lectin site of human dermal fibrolasts functions as a signal transducer. Modulation of Ca++ fluxes and gene expression. Biochim.Biophys.Acta. 2008. pp. 1388-1394.
Larsen, Larissa, Chen, Huan-Yuan; Saegusa, Jun, Liu, Fu-Tong (2011) Galectin-3 and the skin. J Dermatological Science, 64: 85-91.
Oh JH, Kim YK, Jung JY, Shin JE, Chung JH.(2011) Changes in glycosaminoglycans and related proteoglycans in intrinsically aged human skin in vivo. Experimental Dermatology. 20:454-6
Sharon, N. and Lis H. (2004) History of lectins: from hemagglutinins to biological recognition molecules, in Glycobiology, 14: 53R–62R.
